The Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC) issued its first tender outside the feed-in tariff program for 600 MW of solar power projects west of the Nile, PV Magazine reports. Under the new system, the EETC will issue competitive solar and renewable energy projects. Interested developers who have prior experience will be allowed to submit their technical and financial bids until 14 January, 2018. Winning offers will be awarded long-term power purchase agreements, and the projects will be established under a build-own-operate framework.

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